Trouble rescheduling FP+ times - Any advice?

[Hej2222]

The obvious problem with your workaround is that the ADRs are precious and you can't wait 60 days out to book the nicer restaurants or you won't get in.

So is there really no solution to this? We are going in June on the DXDP and have our ADRs booked. Am I now not going to be able to schedule FP+ when I want? We have a ressie at Brown Derby for 5:20. I wanted to do FP+ for TSMM from 4-5, knowing I can get in line for our TSMM FP+ at 4:30 and make it easily to our ADR. Am I to understand that I have to do 3:20-4:20? So if i get in line at 4:15, ride and finish around 4:30, I now have 50 minutes to be in limbo before my ADR?

If what I just wrote is accurate, this is an even bigger travesty than being limited to 3 FP+ or the tiering - how utterly restrictive and limiting!

Read my post #12 in this thread. I was able to get around time requirements between ADRs and FPP.

 

[mom2rtk]

Read my post #12 in this thread. I was able to get around time requirements between ADRs and FPP.

I'm glad you found a way around it. And thank you so much for sharing how you did it.

But I just don't think most will ever figure that out or even want to try.

 

[snoopy352]

Read my post #12 in this thread. I was able to get around time requirements between ADRs and FPP.

I did see that, thank you, but I already have my wife and daughter's names on all the ADRs when I booked them.

 

[serene56]

I am trying to schedule 3 after dinner fastpasses for a MK day in March. Right now I have Under The Sea booked between 8-9pm and Peter Pan's Flight between 9:15-10:15pm. The system will not allow me to book a third fastpass anytime later than 4-5pm. I have played around with a number of different attractions and they're all the same - the last possible time slot is 4-5pm..

curious to know what time is dinner. and is that reservation on your MDE?
I was not able to book any FP right before that dinner time and for about 2 hours after the dinner time

 

[Hej2222]

I did see that, thank you, but I already have my wife and daughter's names on all the ADRs when I booked them.

You can always change names on ADRs in MDE to other "Friends" temporarily, schedule FPP and change it back to your family. That does not affect ADRs since what matters for ADR is the number of people not their names. I found that out accidentaly: one time CM on the phone added a second profile for me to my MDE with the same name after all my info/resevations were wiped out mysteriously. So now my name is listed in MDE twice with 2 different profiles, some ADRs had one profile with avatar, the other ADRs had a second profile without avatar. I changed all my ADRs to my main profile with avatar, but that is how I found out that names on ADRs can be changed without problems except prepaid reservations.

 

[summermac]

I agree that this actually worse than only 3 FP per day. Essentially any ADR you make automatically takes away 3+ hours of FP availability!

Conversely I noticed that ADR times do not show up in the system around your FP times too However that is a little easier to work around since ADRs can be made by anyone it is still annoying and having to jump through all these hoops is just ridiculous!

 

[summermac]

I agree that this actually worse than only 3 FP per day. Essentially any ADR you make automatically takes away 3+ hours of FP availability!

Conversely I noticed that ADR times do not show up in the system around your FP times too However that is a little easier to work around since ADRs can be made by anyone it is still annoying and having to jump through all these hoops is just ridiculous!

 

[erineab]

This 2 hour window after an ADR rule has me confused.
Right now I have a 5:50pm reservation for Crystal Palace with a 6:45-7:45 FP+ for Buzz Lightyear (followed by an 8-9 Peter Pan and 9-10 Under the Sea, sorry if these aren't the official names of the rides by the way!!).
My Buzz Lightyear FP+ is less than an hour from the start time of my ADR. There is a notification beside the reservation that indicates there is an overlap, but I was still able to book that time frame without difficulty. In fact, this was a computer generated time under "Option C".

 

[disnut1149]

We have AP after our last trip so I have been playing with FPP times now to see how to plan our ADRs for upcoming June trip. I noticed that the first pick that the system does for you would not take into consideration scheduled ADRs at all. So maybe at least one or two FPP chosen by the system initially you could keep. If breakfast is pre-park opening, 2 hour rule after ADR with changing FPP times does not apply (you can have breakfast at 8:30 and chose FPP between 9-10 AM). To get around dinner ADR times I used my husband's account who is not on our ADRs (I do not have specific people on our ADRs, just generic "adult"). I chose and changed FPP for our desired times for 3 people instead of 4 (DH, DD,DD). The system will allow for that since those 3 people are not on ADRs. After that I copied those FPP to my name and it did not give me any problems. Aftrwards once you have your FPP scheduled, you can change generic "adults" on your ADRs to your family if you want - it does not affect ADR. The only situation it may not work is CRT or any other prepaid ADR since there you have to give actual names instead of just "adult". Hopefully that helps you.

OMG, this sounds so confusing to me. If we go in Aug., I'm going to need a lot of help with this.

 

[mom2aandj]

This 2 hour window after an ADR rule has me confused.
Right now I have a 5:50pm reservation for Crystal Palace with a 6:45-7:45 FP+ for Buzz Lightyear (followed by an 8-9 Peter Pan and 9-10 Under the Sea, sorry if these aren't the official names of the rides by the way!!).
My Buzz Lightyear FP+ is less than an hour from the start time of my ADR. There is a notification beside the reservation that indicates there is an overlap, but I was still able to book that time frame without difficulty. In fact, this was a computer generated time under "Option C".

Yes, that's how I have read it works. The automatic picks generated by Disney *can* overlap with an ADR but we lowly peons can not pick an overlapping time ourselves.

 

[heybravo626]

This 2 hour window after an ADR rule has me confused.
Right now I have a 5:50pm reservation for Crystal Palace with a 6:45-7:45 FP+ for Buzz Lightyear (followed by an 8-9 Peter Pan and 9-10 Under the Sea, sorry if these aren't the official names of the rides by the way!!).
My Buzz Lightyear FP+ is less than an hour from the start time of my ADR. There is a notification beside the reservation that indicates there is an overlap, but I was still able to book that time frame without difficulty. In fact, this was a computer generated time under "Option C".[/QUOT

I think you are seeing what has developed in these post. If you pick the ADR first, the system may assign/pick times that overlap and don't have time window controls. However, if you try to make a change, the rules are applied. So,you are at the mercy of the times that are picked. That may meet your needs if your are fine with the time options that were offered to you. It might not meet your needs if the times offered are not idea or you decide to make a change later (which I found us doing several times on a 12 day trip). I think I have that right. Sorry if I miss something.

 

[Hej2222]

[QUOTEI think you are seeing what has developed in these post. If you pick the ADR first, the system may assign/pick times that overlap and don't have time window controls. However, if you try to make a change, the rules are applied. So,you are at the mercy of the times that are picked. That may meet your needs if your are fine with the time options that were offered to you. It might not meet your needs if the times offered are not idea or you decide to make a change later (which I found us doing several times on a 12 day trip). I think I have that right. Sorry if I miss something.[/QUOTE]

This seems to be the case. Initial system picks often overlap with dining; once you want to change FPP, time limits apply. I can get around it by not having one person on dining reservation (assigning names on ADRs is optional in MDE), scheduling 3 FPP for that person and copying all 3 FPP to everybody else. With that approach time rules for FPP do not apply (the same as with initial system pics).

 

[erineab]

OK, this makes sense although on the whole this system is so complicated that universities are going to have to start offering it as a course of study!

 

[mom2aandj]

OK, this makes sense although on the whole this system is so complicated that universities are going to have to start offering it as a course of study!

Nah, it's easy! You just accept Disney's picks and you're ready to go!

 

[mom2rtk]

Nah, it's easy! You just accept Disney's picks and you're ready to go!

 

[quest4dl]

Can i make my ADRs and not link them into MDE until after I book my FP+ ?

 

[emilymad]

So the person not on the ADR is still in your MDE account and not their own correct?

While these limitiations are frustrating I feel less frustrated as I start to understand them.

 

[Hej2222]

So the person not on the ADR is still in your MDE account and not their own correct?

While these limitiations are frustrating I feel less frustrated as I start to understand them.

Yes, I initially thought that the person had to have own account, but it seems like this is not necessary. As long as the name of the person who in in my MDE as "Friend" or " Family" (if this person has own MDE account you have make sure they can see your plans and vice versa) is not on ADR I can schedule FPP for that person and then copy it to everyone else even they are still remaining on ADR. It seem that when you copy FPP the system does not care about the block of 1 hour before and 2 hours after ADR.

 

[Hej2222]

Can i make my ADRs and not link them into MDE until after I book my FP+ ?

I don't thin that is possible - if ADR is made online it is already linked. Sometimes ADRs made over the phone may not be linked, but I don't think it is the rule. For me the easiest way to go about this issue is to make ADRs online without assigning my family names. My name has to be on ADR since I am making it, but then I have an option on all ADRs that are not prepaid to just leave other people dining as "adult". Once I schedule FPP or copy from DH who is not on ADRs, I can change names on ADRs. I am not sure how this all works with dining plan, since we have never done dining plan, but it definitely works with room-only reservations.

 

[emilymad]

Yes, I initially thought that the person had to have own account, but it seems like this is not necessary. As long as the name of the person who in in my MDE as "Friend" or " Family" (if this person has own MDE account you have make sure they can see your plans and vice versa) is not on ADR I can schedule FPP for that person and then copy it to everyone else even they are still remaining on ADR. It seem that when you copy FPP the system does not care about the block of 1 hour before and 2 hours after ADR.

Thanks! This is kind of starting to make sense. We had issues on our last trip in scheduling FP+ and I am starting to think that our ADR's were part of the issue.